Which common fruit juices have the most (and least) phenolic phytonutrients, which may protect against Alzheimer’s disease: apple juice, cranberry cocktail, grape juice (white, red, and purple), grapefruit juice, orange juice, pineapple juice, or pomegranate juice?
There are thousands of flavonoid phytonutrients in fruits, vegetables, and other whole plant foods missing from the nutrition labels that may play a role in delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
Erectile dysfunction may be an early warning sign for heart disease.
Kale works better at boosting antioxidant levels in the skin than synthetic beta carotene, lutein, and mixed carotenoid supplements.
How to be more attractive by eating carotenoid-rich fruits and vegetables—rather than tanning—for healthy-looking skin.
To help deflect criticism from the cholesterol content of their product, the egg industry touts the benefits of two phytonutrients, lutein and zeaxanthin, that have indeed been shown to be beneficial in protecting one’s eyesight against vision-threatening conditions, such as cataracts and macular degeneration. But how do eggs stack up against plant-based sources?
Rate your diet on a scale of 0 to 100 using the phytochemical index, and compare your score to the Standard American Diet.
In the most extensive study of its kind ever published, the amount of anti-aging anticancer antioxidants is measured across thousands of different foods.
Profile of an editorial published by Dr. Dean Ornish in the American Journal of Cardiology describing the optimal diet, and how simple choices can be as powerful as drugs and surgery.
There are certain phytonutrients that are absorbed better from cooked foods.
Which are the gentlest cooking methods for preserving nutrients, and which vegetables have more antioxidants cooked than raw?
Putting Red Delicious in its place.
More than a dozen herbal teas were compared for their antioxidant activity.
Drinking five cups of green tea every day may extend one’s lifespan.
